Dacia Logan

Selector lever 1

R: reverse gear

N: neutral

D: forward gear

P: parking, button 2

The 3 display on the instrument panel indicates the selector lever position engaged 1.

The 3 display on the instrument panel indicates the selector lever position engaged 1.

Operation

With the vehicle stationary and the selector lever 1 in P position, start the vehicle.

With your foot on the brake pedal (the warning light 3 disappears from the display), exit P position and engage D position.

The lever must only be shifted to D, B or R position while the vehicle is stationary, your foot is on the brake and the accelerator pedal is released.

Operation

Shift the selector lever 1 one or two notches forwards or backwards to engage the desired position (R, N, D or B), then release the lever and it will return to its stable position.

The position engaged lights up on the instrument panel.

If certain conditions prevent shifting from one position to another, the requested position flashes on the instrument panel.

To engage position P

With the vehicle stationary and the engine running or the ignition on, press the button 2 to engage P position. The warning light on button 2 appears in orange once the Park P position is engaged on the gearbox.

To disengage position P

With the vehicle stationary and the engine on, press the brake pedal and, move the 1 selector lever forwards or backwards according to the position desired. The 2 button warning light switches off.

If the brake pedal is not fully pressed, the "Press brake pedal" message and warning light are displayed on the instrument panel.

Note:

• if the driver opens their door to leave the vehicle and P position has not been engaged, a beep sounds and the "P not engaged" message is displayed on the instrument panel;
• the warning light appears each time the brake pedal must be pressed to change the automatic gearbox lever position.

To engage Neutral position (N)

With the vehicle stationary and the engine running, to engage N position, shift the selector lever 1 a notch forwards or backwards according to the gear engaged.

To engage the forward gear (D position)

Set the lever 1 to D position.

In the majority of driving conditions, you will no longer have to use your gear lever: the gears change automatically, at the right time, to a suitable engine speed because the automated system takes the vehicle's load, road profile and the selected driving style into account.

To engage reverse gear (R position)

With the vehicle stationary and the engine running, shift the selector lever 1 two notches forwards to engage R position.

If the brake pedal is not pressed, a beep will sound, the R position display will flash for around five seconds on the grid shown on the instrument panel and the "Press brake pedal" message will be displayed for around 15 seconds.

Note: with the engine running and the vehicle moving at between approximately 0 and 5 mph (8 km/h), in N or D position you do not need to press the brake pedal to engage R position. This is useful during parking manoeuvres requiring a number of alternate forward and reverse movements.

Economical driving

When driving, always leave the lever in position D, keeping the accelerator pedal lightly depressed to ensure automatic gear changes at a lower engine speed.

Accelerating and overtaking

Depress the accelerator pedal briskly and fully (so that it goes beyond the kickdown point).

This will enable you to change down to the optimum gear within the engine range.

Gear change paddles 4 and 5

Depending on the vehicle, paddles 4 and 5 can be used to change gear when the selector lever 1 is in D position.

4: change to a lower gear.

5: change to a higher gear.

The P, N and R positions cannot be accessed using the paddles.

Special cases

In certain driving conditions (resulting in, for example, engine protection, activation of the electronic stability control (ESC), etc.), the automatic system may change the gear automatically.

Likewise, to prevent incorrect manoeuvres, a gear change may be refused by the automatic system: in this case the gear display flashes for a few seconds as a warning.

Special circumstances

If the road type or weather conditions (steep uphill slopes, steep descents, deep snow, sand or mud) make it difficult to stay in automatic mode, depending on the vehicle, it is advisable to switch to "Low" mode to enable the vehicle to drive at low speed below 30 mph (50 km/h) on surfaces with low grip (snow, mud etc.), climbing a slope or engine braking during a hill descent. To do this, set the lever to position L.

Note: in "Low" mode, the variations in engine speed are continuous and the accelerations are more linear.

In very cold weather, to avoid stalling the engine, wait a few seconds before shifting from P or N position and shifting to D, R or L position, depending on the vehicle,

P or N position end engaging the lever

at D/B or R.